Whedonverse (comics)

Whedonverse
Publication information
PublisherBoom! Studios
20th Century Studios
Publication date2018 – 2024
Main character(s)
Creative team
Created byJoss Whedon

Whedonverse is a collection of American comic books published by Boom! Studios and based on television series created by Joss Whedon.

List of titles

Ongoing series

Title Issues Premiere date Finale date Writer(s) Artist(s) Note Ref.
Firefly 1–36 November 19, 2018 February 1, 2022 Greg Pak Dan McDaid — [1]
Buffy the Vampire Slayer 1–34 January 24, 2019 January 26, 2022 Jordie Bellaire Dan Mora — [2]
Angel (vol. 2) 0–16 May 1, 2019 December 18, 2019 Bryan Edward Hill Gleb Melkinov Renamed to Angel + Spike since Issue #9.[3] [4]
Angel (vol. 3) 1–8 January 19, 2022 August 17, 2022 Christopher Cantwell Daniel Bayliss — [5]
All New Firefly 1–10 February 23, 2022 November 16, 2022 David M. Booher Jordi Perez Sequel to Firefly. —
The Vampire Slayer 1– April 20, 2022 Present Sarah Gailey Irene Flores Sequel to Buffy the Vampire Slayer. —

Limited series

Title Issues Premiere date Finale date Writer(s) Artist(s) Notes Ref.
Buffy the Vampire Slayer/Angel: Hellmouth 1–5 October 9, 2019 February 12, 2020 Jordie Bellaire
Jeremy Lambert 		Eleonora Carlini Crossover event between Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel (vol. 2). [6]
Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Willow July 8, 2020 November 18, 2020 Mariko Tamaki
Jeremy Lambert 		Natacha Bustos Featuring Willow Rosenberg. [7]
Firefly: Brand New 'Verse 1–6 March 24, 2021 August 20, 2021 Josh Lee Gordon Fabiana Mascolo Set twenty years after the events of Firefly. —
Buffy the Last Vampire Slayer (vol. 1) 1–4, plus 1 special December 9, 2021 March 9, 2022 Casey Gilly Joe Jaro Set thirty years after the events of Buffy the Vampire Slayer. [8]
Buffy the Last Vampire Slayer (vol. 2) 1– August 2023 TBA Oriol Roig Sequel to Buffy the Last Vampire Slayer. [9]
Firefly: The Fall Guys September 6, 2023 Sam Humphries Jordi Pérez — [10]

One-shot issues

Title Publication date Writer(s) Artist(s) Note Ref.
Firefly: Bad Company March 27, 2019 Josh Lee Gordon Francesco Mortarino
Guiseppe Gafaro
Moy R. 		— [11]
Buffy the Vampire Slayer/Firefly: Welcome to the Whedonverse May 17, 2019 Various Published during Free Comic Book Day 2019. [12]
Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Chosen Ones August 28, 2019 — [13]
Firefly: The Outlaw Ma Reynolds January 8, 2020 Greg Pak Davide Gianfelice — [14]
Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Every Generation June 3, 2020 Various — [15]
Firefly: Blue Sun Rising September 30, 2020 Greg Pak Dan McDaid Crossover event with Firefly #21–24. —
Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Faith February 24, 2021 Jordie Bellaire
Jeremy Lambert 		Eleonora Carlini Featuring Faith. —
Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Tea Time June 30, 2021 Mirka Andolfo Siya Oum Featuring Rupert Giles. —
Firefly: River Run September 29, 2021 David M. Booher Andres Genolet Featuring Simon Tam. —
Firefly Holiday Special December 15, 2021 Jeff Jensen Vincenzo Federici
Fabiana Mascolo
Jordi Perez 		— —
Buffy the Vampire Slayer 25th Anniversary Special March 30, 2022 Various — —
Buffy '97 June 29, 2022 Jeremy Lambert Marianna Ignazzi — —
Firefly: 20th Anniversary Special August 31, 2022 Jorge Corona
Josh Lee Gordon 		Fabiana Mascolo
Jordi Perez 		— —
Firefly: Keep Flying November 9, 2022 Jeff Jensen Nicola Izzo — —
All New Firefly: Big Danm Finale December 23, 2022 David M. Booher Simona di Gianfelice — —
Buffy The Vampire Slayer: The Lost Summer May 3, 2023 Casey Gilly Lauren Knight — [16]

Graphic novels

Title Publication date Writer(s) Artist(s) Note Ref.
Firefly: The Sting November 30, 2019 Delilah S. Dawson Various — [17]
Firefly: Watch How I Soar December 1, 2020 Various — —

See also

References

  1. ^ Schedeen, Jesse (Nov 1, 2018). "Joss Whedon's Firefly Finds a Comfortable New Home at BOOM! Studios (Firefly #1 Review) - IGN". Archived from the original on Jun 8, 2023.
  2. ^ Jenkins, Jason (June 12, 2019). "[Review] New 'Buffy' Comic Book Series from BOOM! Studios Is the Perfect Way to Revisit Whedon's World". Bloody Disgusting. Archived from the original on Aug 20, 2023.
  3. ^ Williams, Tommy. "After HELLMOUTH Concludes, Things Will be Different in the Buffyverse". GeekTyrant. Archived from the original on 14 Mar 2024.
  4. ^ Whitbrook, James (9 April 2019). "Surprise: Boom Studios' Angel Comic Series Is Real, and Starts Next Week". io9.
  5. ^ Marston, George (2021-10-21). "Angel gets his own Buffy the Vampire Slayer alt-reality in new title". gamesradar. Retrieved 2021-10-22.
  6. ^ Whitbrook, James (July 2019). "Buffy and Angel Will Fight Over Who Gets to Save the World in Boom Studios' First Buffy Comic Crossover". io9.
  7. ^ "BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER's Willow Goes Solo". Newsarama. March 16, 2020. Retrieved March 16, 2020.
  8. ^ Marston, George (2021-11-22). "Buffy: The Last Vampire Slayer introduces 50-year-old Buffy Summers and Xander". gamesradar. Retrieved 2021-11-22.
  9. ^ First Comics News (2023-05-18). "Slayer Rises in BUFFY THE LAST VAMPIRE SLAYER, This Summer from BOOM! Studios". Retrieved 2023-05-21.
  10. ^ First Comics News (2023-06-22). "No Power in the 'Verse Can Stop the Crew of the Serenity at BOOM! Studios this Fall". Retrieved 2023-06-23.
  11. ^ "'Firefly' Comics Expand With 'Bad Company' Focusing on Fan-Favorite Character". The Hollywood Reporter. 6 December 2018.
  12. ^ "First Look at BOOM! Studios' WELCOME TO THE WHEDONVERSE FCBD SPECIAL". www.comiclist.com.
  13. ^ "Discover The Slayers in BOOM! Studios' "Buffy The Vampire Slayer: Chosen Ones" One-Shot". Previews World. May 20, 2019. Archived from the original on Jan 25, 2021.
  14. ^ Spry, Jeff (December 20, 2019). "The Outlaw Ma Reynolds raises hell in the 'Verse with Boom's new Firefly one-shot". Syfy Wire. Archived from the original on Aug 3, 2021.
  15. ^ "BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER To Introduce 'Most Important New Character in 20+ Years' This APRIL". Newsarama. January 22, 2020.
  16. ^ First Comics News (2023-04-27). "It's Time For a Road Trip in Your First Look at BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER: THE LOST SUMMER #1". Retrieved 2023-04-27.
  17. ^ "EXCLUSIVE: Firefly: The Sting OGN First Look Sees A New Heist Team Forming". CBR.com. October 14, 2019.